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25 january 2018

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PJSC Polyus

PJSC Polyus (LSE, MOEX — PLZL) («Polyus», the «Company»), the largest gold producer in Russia, notes the announcement made earlier today by Polyus Finance plc (the «Issuer»), an indirect wholly-owned finance subsidiary of the Company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, according to which the Issuer has priced an issuance of USD 500 million notes due 29 January 2024 with a coupon of 4.70% per annum (the «Notes»). The Notes will be guaranteed by Joint-Stock Company Gold-Mining Company Polyus, an indirect subsidiary of the Company.

Closing and settlement of the Notes is expected to occur on 29 January 2018.

The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the issue of the Notes primarily for debt refinancing and other general corporate purposes of the Polyus Group.

Polyus

The Polyus group is the largest gold producer in Russia and one of the top 10 gold miners globally with the lowest cost position. Based on its 2016 Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources, the Polyus group ranks second by attributable gold reserves and third by attributable gold resources among the world’s largest gold mining companies.

The Polyus group’s principal operations are located in Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Magadan regions and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

This announcement may contain «forward-looking statements» concerning Polyus and/or Polyus group. Generally, the words «will», «may», «should», «could», «would», «can», «continue», «opportunity», «believes», «expects», «intends», «anticipates», «estimates» or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to future capital expenditures and business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of Polyus’ and/or Polyus group’s operations. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond Polyus’ and/or Polyus group’s ability to control or estimate precisely and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on such statements which speak only as at the date of this announcement. Polyus and/or any Polyus group company assumes no obligation in respect of, and does not intend to update, these forward-looking statements, except as required pursuant to applicable law.

General

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the «Securities Act»), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Consequently, the Notes may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, into or within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of the Notes is being made in the United States.

This document does not constitute an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity within the meaning of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at: (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom; (ii) persons who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the «Order») or (iii) high net worth entities and other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as «relevant persons»). The Notes are available only to, and any invitation or offer may be directed at, or any agreement to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire, any securities will be engaged in only with, in the United Kingdom, relevant persons and, in any other jurisdiction, persons to whom it can lawfully be communicated and who may lawfully engage in such investment activity. Any person in the United Kingdom who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents.

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